Injured Moto3 rider Noah Dettwiler is "awake and communicating" and has left intensive care, his team and management have announced in a statement.
Dettwiler had suffered life-threatening injuries in a vicious crash on the sighting lap of the Moto3 race at Sepang this past Sunday and remained in critical condition for several days.
The latest joint statement, issued by the CIP Green Power team, Dettwiler's management and his mentor Tom Luthi (ex-MotoGP rider and 125cc world champion), has corroborated reports from the time that Dettwiler had suffered "multiple cardiac arrests and was resucitated", before being taken to hospital by Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
The surgeries undertaken there in the aftermath have included "the removal of his spleen to stop severe bleeding" and the treatment of an open leg fracture.
But he was out of critical condition on Wednesday and has made "remarkable progress" since, per the team.
As of Friday, the 20-year-old is "awake and communicating with his family and the doctors" and has moved from the intensive care unit at Kuala Lumpur Hospital to a private clinic in the Malaysian capital.
It remains "unclear" when he will be able to return to his native Switzerland. Dettwiler still needs a further operation on the open leg fracture - and "a crack in the neck" has also been diagnosed, which is to be stabilised via neck brace.
"Our thoughts are also with Jose Antonio Rueda, as well as his team and loved ones during this difficult time," the statement read, addressing the rider who had crashed into Dettwiler, with Moto3 champion Rueda suffering a concussion and a hand fracture.
"We send them our full support."
Earlier this week, it was revealed by the SIC58 Squadra Corse Moto3 team that Dettwiler had been closing in on a deal to ride for the outfit in the 2026 season.
Paolo Simoncelli, team owner and father of late MotoGP rider Marco who was killed in a crash at Sepang 14 years ago, wrote in his post-race review feature on the team's website that SIC58 had every intention to honour the expected commitment.
"Don't give up, Noah!" Simoncelli wrote. "The team is waiting for you."
